St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-15
DAKOTA CONTINUED.
TERRITORIAL TID-BITS.
Minor Matters Gathered from Vari-
Ous Points.

tory, and espec ally at Washington. IL de-
mands that the legislature shall be convened |
and put to work, and Gov. NJ GILLETTE snall issue
q proclamation declaring that the state Is
state-as Horace Greedy said, the way to re-
deem is to redeem. Says the Press; line
statehood movement has already been over
nursed. The administration OF rev more
doses of conciliatory soothing syrup VIII XIII
the infant What it most needs is vigorous
out door exercise in its legitimate held OF
operations and an abandonment OF the porous
plaster policy of spinal column nutrition.
The sheriff of GriGgs county, on behalf OF
St. Paul parties having claims OF ABOUT
$4,000 levied execution upon the stock OF
Whidden Bros. at Cooperstown, Mr.. w hldden
having confessed Judgment as to these
creditors, supposing it would never De
pressed. The firm has assets In excess OF
liabilities of about S45, goo, but owing to the
drought on the high lands the past season
farmers are unable TO pay. This case shows
how serious the shortage in crops III the
dry sections the past year; but, one good
crop will put them ali right.
1t Is noteworthy that there is very general
tendency in the territory to impose restrlc-
lions upon or prohibit the saloon business.
In nearly every case where the question has
been raised, high license or no license mas
prevailed. In so%e towns the license mas
been put so high as>to shut up all the saloons
There is no doubt that q majority OF the
counties in the South and many in the North
will vote O license when the question is left
to the voters.
1t is stated that some of the attorneys at
Huron sent Il request to the president in ap-
pointing the new judge TO select from one OF
the states IF not from Dakota) from winch
the Dakota code was taken-New York or
California. As the president was not much
acquainted in California, he sent one from
New York, and the Huron lawyers claim the
credit.
There is growing excitement among the
congregation of Swan Lake Catholic church
in Hurley, Turner county. over what they
suppose to be ghosts or spirits Numerous
persons claim to have seen haloes and ma
terialized form in and sabout the building.
These have been kept up about two months
and said to be growing in intensity
A Mormon apostle named Daniels is hold
ing Mormon meetings in Sanborn county
claims 10 be inspired, and is opposed TO nav
ing more than one wife at a time, at least in
the states. A good many turn out TO hear
him, and those who have stored ancient eggs
for him find no excuse in his preaching for
their use.
Commodore Coulsou, who is ambitious to be
treasurer Of the territory, IS director III Il
national bank at laukton, and the territory
furnishes no place where the funds must be
kept The salary Is but 1000, but as there
is generally from 100000 to 100000 in The
treasury it is a nice sum for bank to have
The CandO Tribune,in TOwner county, says
there is Il good opening there for nearly every
branch of business, except saloons, doctors
and newspapers. \ branch Of the Manitoba
is graded there, and Supt. Marvel writes the
editor that the rails will be laid It's soon as it
is practicable to do that sort of work.
Faulkton, in Faulk county, is one of the
fortunate towns The Northwestern coming
there the past season was its first railroad.
The Milwaukee is nearly completed there,
and the Duluth road. from Aberdeen TO
Pierre, promises to strike there the coming
summer-three roads in one year.
' .ifr r1t1ty- on
one OF the extreme cold days last week took
home with them bottle OF whisky, and on
reaching home found it had frozen solid and
burst the boUte. 1t is not stated what de-
gree of cold is necessary to freeze Dakota
whisky in prohibition county.
Although Trail county was carried by the
Prohibitionists IN November, the new county
board has disappointed the temperance peo-
pie by voting for license. Col. Plummer. in
his paper. scole s them with his most bitter
denunciatlon. The Col. now taxes the FRO
hibition side.
1t is given out that Judge Tripp is the only
Dakotan on the supreme bench of the terri
iOry. Judge Mcdonnell WAS Il resident of
Fargo several ears before his appointment,
and although nomnay appointed from In
diana, may fairl; be claSSed as DakOtan.
The auditors biennial report shows that the
new capitol building has cost the territory
SSl. 59I. 9S. 1t is claimed that the capital
commission law contemplated no expense to
the territory, and there is likely to be some
kicking over the matter in the legislature
The romantic editor of the Bangor Rustler
has made point in advance of Capt. Quinn
the Bismarck explorer-having discovered
enormous caves filed with mummies which
make excellent fuel He says he can make
still more wonderful discoveries.
The improvements in Rapid CITY the past
year afford figures not exceeded by more than
one or two towns in Dakota-S35S, I30. 1t is
reported that contracts have been let for the
extension of the railroad thirty eight miles
north in the spring.
1t is expected that all the members of con-
Tress who have not been reelected, and con-
seauenty are coming to Dakota, will display
zeal at this session for the interests of the
territory that will furnish them political cap
ltal in their new home.
The Indians from the reservation are said
to keep Bangor. in Walworth county, wei
supplied with coal, but are disappointed thai
there are no saloons there. as they are ciyi
liZed enough to prefer whisky to coal to warn
up with.
The Valley City Times scored a point by
making war upon Thompson, the superin
tendent of the Barnes county poor house, ant
securing his removal for drunkenness AM
brutal and crnel treatment Of the inmates.
The YanktC n Press advises the members o
the council from the South to avoid all dis
agreement with Gov Church over appoint
nentS. 1t is the policy of the radical faction
Last August the thermometer differed from
the figures in the first week in Januarg b.
about $50 deg, in some places Il trihe more
than those figures. Neither extreme was en-
tirey enjoyable to the average citizen.
When holding court in Coddington Judg
Tripp taught some tardY jurors a lesson
punctuaity and assessed them from 81 to 81
each for the instruction. They think he
not Il good man to monkey with.
A pioneer writing up the first settlement o
Hand county in the ST. Lawrence Trlbun
goes back five years. This shows the aston
ishing rapidity with which the central region
have settled up.
=. NJ. CadTalder, a prominent citizen o
WoOlsey, has been bound over to the gran
jury on Il charge of felony, for selling PAL
of Il lot of wheat that had q chattle mortgag
Upon it.
The Yankton Herald wants inquiry mad
" the legislature whether the over-crowde
insane asylums are filled in a legitimate wa
or oy pauperS shipped from foreign cou
tries.
An excursion from the south part of Il
territory goes out to Washington territory
February. They probably want to see he
Seep the snow drifts get out in that section
The county officials of Hanson county w
not become wealthy. The county board fix
the salary of county clerk at $780, school S
perintendent 500 and attorney $500.
Macarthur Post of the G. a. R. at Woo
socket has started the ball to raise $4,000
gift for Mrs. Logan from the veterans, ea
TO contribute ten cents and no more.
There are 129,9 S5 head of cattle in the ty
counties of Butte and Lawrence, repreSeI
ing value of S5.500,000 That is one of Il
largest interests in the Black Hills
Hon. NJ. II. Day proposes to devote his e
ergies for time to the building of
railroad from Springfield to Yankton. 1t
believed he will make it a success.